Background and purpose: Hyperactivity and attention deficit are among the most common disorders among children in recent decades, which result in consequences such as reduced communication skills, isolation, and academic problems. Therefore, the present study aims to compare the effectiveness of the intervention based on parent-relationship. Child and dialectical behavior therapy was performed on communication skills and reduction of symptoms of attention deficit disorder in hyperactive children.
Materials and methods: The present study was semi-experimental. A number of 60 children aged 5 to 12 with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were selected from the cities of Tehran and Tabriz, taking into account the inclusion criteria, and were randomly assigned to two intervention groups and one control group (20 people in each group). The sessions of the first intervention group were conducted in the form of 10 sessions, 2 sessions per week and each session lasted 90 minutes, and the therapeutic sessions of the second intervention group were performed in the form of 8 sessions, 2 sessions per week and each session lasted 45 minutes. Data collection tools included Matson Interpersonal Communication Skills Questionnaire 1983 and Jordan Attention Deficit Disorder Index 1992. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 26 software.
Findings: The results of the covariance analysis table show a significant difference between the intervention based on parent-child relationship and dialectical behavior therapy and the control group in the post-test of communication skills variable and reduction of attention deficit disorder symptoms (P≤0.05). Also, the results of analysis of variance and t-test showed that there was a difference between communication skills and the reduction of attention deficit symptoms in the intervention group based on parent-child relationship and the control group, the first and second intervention groups with each other, and the dialectical behavior therapy group and the control group in the phase After the test, there is a significant difference (P≤0.05).
Conclusion: The results showed that intervention based on parent-child relationship and dialectical behavior therapy are effective on communication skills and reduction of symptoms of attention deficit disorder in hyperactive children, respectively.
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Special Received: 2024/12/17 | Accepted: 2025/07/1 | Published: 2025/07/1